Ezhou City, known for its steepness, collapsed in half a day with the roar of artillery. It was not that these artillery caused them much damage, but that fear made them give up their resistance directly.

The young and strong men under Teng Jian's command who had just been recruited not long ago, amid the artillery fire and shouts of killing, opened the south gate that was not attacked by the Tang army, and rushed out and fled in scattered.

Tengjian and Wang could not control this craze of escape at all. They had no choice but to escape from Ezhou City with these defeated soldiers.

For those young and strong people in Eyue, after escaping, they took off their clothes, threw away their weapons, ran home all the way, picked up their hoes, and became farmers again. For Teng Jian and Wang, there was only one place they could go now, Jiangxi.

Li Mi once thought that after attacking the city, he would encounter some institutional resistance, such as street fighting and other small-scale battles. Unexpectedly, when she entered Ezhou City, the locals who could not escape in the city were as docile as quails.

More than a year ago, Ezhou was almost one of her spoils, but Lingnan Xiang really intervened, which made her fail. Today, she finally returned here again and became the final winner here.

Liu Xinda, who had joined forces to plot against Liu Ruyan and Li Mi and others, had already fallen into the calculations of the Tang army, and it was almost a big loss.

It is true that the heavenly way has reincarnation, who will the heaven spare?

Standing on the dilapidated city of Ezhou, Li Mi couldn't help but smile.

How they left Ezhou in a low mood last year, and how happy they are now.

"Sister!" Li Hao walked to Li Mi.

Li Mi did not look back, but looked up at the sun that was about to set in the sky and said, "I will leave it to you first. Early tomorrow morning, I will go to pick up Xiang Zhen's retreat, encircle him near Anlu, and then wipe him out with General Shi. Xiang Zhen's troops can be regarded as a core force of the small court in Guangzhou. If he knocked him out, the arrogance of the Southern Alliance will immediately be three feet shorter. From then on, it will be difficult to have the idea of ​​competing with us."

"Do you want to bring the artillery?" Li Hao said.

"No!" Li Mi refused flatly. "This thing is too heavy, it doesn't matter if it is loaded on your boat. How far can I get in a day if I take it with me? What I want now is speed. No matter how powerful the cannon is, it is a burden to me. Will there be no war without cannons? Xiang Zhen doesn't have this thing!"

Li Hao nodded and smiled, "Even if he only carries a knife, Xiang Zhen will not be his eldest sister's opponent."

"That's not the case." Li Mi shook his head: "The group of Jin Shiren's subordinates have now become capable officers under Xiang Zhen's command. The training, treatment, and style of their subordinates are similar to our army. Xiang Zhen is the southern general who knows us the most. His troops have a very strong combat effectiveness. To be honest, we do not have the upper hand in the military. The advantage is that if we cut off Xiang Zhen's backroads, it will cause problems with his logistics. Liu Xinda's troops' combat effectiveness is far inferior to Xiang Zhen. In addition, whether it is Jiangxi or Hunan, they have their own ulterior motives and are unwilling to throw their troops in. So we must win this battle, but we don't have to imagine that it can be as easy as fighting Ezhou."

"The Southern Alliance, in terms of vast territory and large population, can be considered rich, but these guys have their own ulterior motives and make a crackling sound. Just like this, a scattered scattered alliance, I also want to compete with us. I really don't know how to write the word "death"!"

"If people are not in desperate situations, how can they think of these things? The authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear. They may not be able to see clearly the problems we can see!" Li Mi said.

The next morning, after collecting all mules and horses from Ezhou and nearby, the army immediately set off towards Yingcheng. The troops were very fast, and Li Mi did not want to delay any time.

At this time, Xiang Zhen's main force had arrived in Anlu, and its vanguard force was even closer to Guangshui.

After learning that although Liu Xinda's troops were in trouble, they still struggled to support Shi Zhuang's troops in Xianren Ridge and dragged down Shi Zhuang's troops, Xiang Zhen was even more excited.

Liu Xinda finally failed him. After suffering a series of blows and losing nearly 30% of his troops, he still reached this time.

Now, it was their turn to make Shi Zhuang feel uncomfortable.

Liu Xinda and Shi Zhuang have been fighting for a long time. Even if Tang Bing is brave and good at fighting, he should be exhausted at this time, but his troops are eager to fight.

The army drove rapidly towards Guangshui, and Xiang Zhen also stepped onto the war horse with confidence.

This will be the most important battle in his life.

Although the wars he commanded in the past were all victorious, for him, he had never defeated a Northern Tang army head-on, so he was not a real hero. Winning this battle could not only destroy the myth of the Northern Tang army's invincible battle, but also set a positive example for the Southern Union army.

After this battle, he would officially establish the position of the first military general under the Guangzhou court. At that time, he would return with the victorious army, and the first person to be liquidated was Qian Wenzhong from Jiangxi. As for Ding Taiyi from Hunan, he would let him be free for a few more years. After all, he forced this guy to become an extremely anxious group and turned completely to Yizhou and Zhu Youzhen, which was also unfavorable for Guangzhou.

Just as he was thinking about all this, the sudden galloping horse broke his imagination.

The news brought by the messenger made Xiang Zhen almost spurt out his old blood.

Ezhou was attacked by a large number of Northern Tang troops.

After shaking the horse for a few times, watching the army heading towards Guangshui with high fighting spirit, Xiang Zhen tried his best to calm himself down.

Return to rescue Ezhou?

no!

That would completely lose the will to fight. If Liu Xinda collapsed, Shi Zhuang's army would definitely follow him to Ezhou, and then he would still be attacked by both sides.

Now, we can only move forward, first join forces with Liu Xinda to defeat Shi Zhuang's troops, and then join forces to counterattack Ezhou. Fortunately, when he left Ezhou, he left behind Wang You's five thousand subordinates. Although Liu Xinda's left-behind troops were useless, with Wang You's five thousand elites and the dangers of Ezhou City, it was not possible to do anything in a short time for Li Mi of the Northern Tang Dynasty to capture Ezhou. He had time to deal with Shi Zhuang first and then go back to the army and kill a retaliation.

"Control your mouth!" After thinking through all this, Xiang Zhen made up his mind and said to the messenger coldly: "This matter is not allowed to be mentioned to the third person. Go back immediately and tell Wang You that he will defend Ezhou City at any cost. After I come back, he will be the first hero of this battle."

Seeing the messenger returning in panic, Xiang Zhen calmed down and ordered loudly: "The whole army accelerates, and today, we must arrive at Guangshui City."

At the Xianren Ridge, after Shi Zhuang received the news that Xiang Zhen's vanguard had arrived in Guangshui, he smiled and said to Liang Han: "Liang Han, lead all the cavalry of our troops to leave Xianren Ridge immediately and head towards Guangshui City to block Xiang Zhen's vanguard army."

"Yes!" Liang Han didn't say much. Shi Zhuang temporarily organized the cavalry of the Right Guard and the cavalry of the Right Qianniu Guard under Li Gan, with the number of cavalry exceeding 10,000 cavalry. This was an unimaginable number for the southern army. He was so excited that he could fight with tens of thousands of cavalry.

"Li Gan, you lead 10,000 invaders and follow Liang Han's cavalry."

"yes!"

"Luo Hongxin, your army is ready to welcome the counterattack of Liu Xinda's army!" Shi Zhuang said.

Luo Hongxin was a little surprised: "General, didn't you say that Liu Xinda has no intention of fighting and will not fight us on a large scale?"

"When I go and see who is the general who is fighting back when I see it?" Shi Zhuang said: "You must always be prepared for both ways. If Xun Qi is the one who leads the troops to fight back, it means that Liu Xinda is indeed unintentional to fight. He sent Xun Qi just to kill people with a knife. Xun Qi is an officer in Lingnan and is the direct descendant of Xiang's family. If Xun Qi is Xun Qi, I will make a hole for Liu Xinda and let him escape."

"What if it was Fu Xiaotian?"

"If it was Fu Xiaotian, it means that Liu Xinda had to fight us, so I would be polite. I have not won Xianren Ridge, and it's not that I don't have the ability to take it. Then let Liu Xinda taste what blood and fire are!" Shi Zhuang's expression suddenly became cold: "When necessary, I will bleed without hesitation."

The large-scale mobilization of the Northern Tang army was naturally beyond my reach from Liu Xinda's troops on Xianren Ridge. In particular, more than 10,000 cavalrymen from Liang Han's troops set off, and the scene was extremely spectacular. Then Li Gan led a large number of infantrymen to leave the camp, and their direction was in Guangshui without exception.

Xun Qi was the first to rush into Liu Xinda's tent excitedly.

"General Liu, General Xiang Zhen's reinforcements must have come, our chance is here."

Liu Xinda smiled and nodded: "Our persistence has finally gained value. General Xun Qi, thank you for your hard work these days, and I will work hard for you for a while. We can't let Shi Zhuang's army leave so easily. Are you willing to lead a group of troops to launch a counterattack for the vanguard and try to hold Shi Zhuang's troops as much as possible? We should do something at this time."

"Of course I'm willing!" Xun Qi nodded repeatedly.

Seeing Xun Qi leave the tent, Fu Xiaotian's eyes showed a look of pity. Xun Qi took away the last army belonging to Lingnan on Xianren Ridge.

"General, do you think Shi Zhuang is really possible to let us go?"
Chapter completed!